{"id":54934,"date":"2026-03-30T21:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/?p=54934"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:15:38","slug":"djpartydecs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/djpartydecs\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfa7 Ready for the decks? Preparation guide for the 10th Festival DJ Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a6\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\\! \u039f\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd HTML \u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 attributes \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2:<\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Hello to all our future Festival DJs\\!\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The \\<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">10th Student Radio Festival\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; is approaching and the DJ Party is expected to be the highlight of the event\\! Following the seminar we had with \\<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"149\">Alexandros\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; and \\<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"167\">Filippos\\&lt;\/b\\&gt;, you are now one step closer to getting on the decks.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt;<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"12\" \/>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"13\">\ud83d\udcfa Watch the Seminar\\&lt;\/h2\\&gt; \\<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">If you missed anything or want to see again how the console works and how we use Rekordbox, watch the video recording here: \ud83d\udc49\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">\\<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/USdgKr9si5Y?si=ucGlauLXio-y-qfF](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/USdgKr9si5Y?si=ucGlauLXio-y-qfF)\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\\<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce\\_SELRES\\_start\">\ufeff\\&lt;\/span\\&gt;\\<\/span><\/iframe>\\&lt;\/p\\&gt;<\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"15\" \/>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"5\">\ud83c\udfb5 First steps of preparation\\&lt;\/h2\\&gt; \\<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Before you start using Rekordbox, you need to do your &#8220;research&#8221;:\\&lt;\/p\\&gt;<\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">\\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Music Selection:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Find and download the songs you want to play. Everyone can have \\<b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\">up to 10 songs\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; in their set.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Google Drive:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Once you download them, upload the files to the Google Drive folder we sent you. It\u2019s necessary so we can have them as a backup too\\!\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">USB Stick:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Prepare your USB stick with \\&lt;strong\\&gt;Rekordbox\\&lt;\/strong\\&gt; (see instructions below) and \\<b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"63\">bring it with you\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; on the day of the party.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;\/ol\\&gt;<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"8\" \/>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"9\">\ud83d\udcbb Where can you find Rekordbox?\\&lt;\/h2\\&gt; \\<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">To prepare your USB stick like a professional, you will need the \\<b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"87\">Rekordbox\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; program. It is the standard software for Pioneer DJ equipment.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Download:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; \\<a href=\"[\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bf \u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2]\" target=\"\\_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download it for free from the official website\\&lt;\/a\\&gt;.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Installation:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Follow the installation instructions for Windows or Mac.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Account:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; You will need to create a free account (AlphaTheta account).\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Mode:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Once you open the program, make sure you are in \\<b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"61\">Export Mode\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; (selection at the top left). The basic version for USB preparation is \\<b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"141\">free\\&lt;\/b\\&gt;.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;\/ul\\&gt;<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"16\">\ud83d\udee0 Technical Guide (For your USB stick)\\&lt;\/h2\\&gt; \\<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">Follow these steps to make sure everything runs &#8220;smoothly&#8221; on the console:\\&lt;\/p\\&gt;<\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"18\">1. The USB Stick\\&lt;\/h4\\&gt; \\<\/h4>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"19\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"19\">\\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Format:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; It must be formatted as \\<b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"24\">FAT32\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; (for maximum compatibility) or \\<b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\">exFAT\\&lt;\/b\\&gt;.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Quality:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Use a fast USB stick (e.g., SanDisk) to prevent waveforms from &#8220;freezing.&#8221;\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;\/ul\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/p>\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"20\">2. In Rekordbox\\&lt;\/h4\\&gt; \\<\/h4>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"21\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"21\">\\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Analyze:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Drag your 10 songs into Rekordbox. Wait for it to analyze them (the waveform, BPM, and Key will appear).\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Playlist:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Right-click on &#8220;Playlists&#8221; -\\&gt; \\<b data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\">Create New Playlist\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; (e.g., &#8220;My Festival Set&#8221;). Drag your tracks there.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;\/ul\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"22\">3. Transfer (Export)\\&lt;\/h4\\&gt; \\<\/h4>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"23\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"23\">\\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sync Manager:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Click on Sync Manager (bottom left), select your playlist, and click the arrow (\\<b data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\">-\\&gt;\\&lt;\/b\\&gt;) pointing towards your USB.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Alternative:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Right-click on your playlist -\\&gt; \\<b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"40\">Export Playlist\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; -\\&gt; Select your USB stick.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;\/ul\\&gt; \\\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\\&lt;em\\&gt;\\&lt;strong\\&gt;In the video below, there is a detailed demonstration of the process (you can enable Greek subtitles via automatic translation)\\&lt;\/strong\\&gt;\\&lt;\/em\\&gt;<\/p>\n<p>\\<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"[https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fA36Me\\_ygNU?si=wvYpKAHCHpElYAa9](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fA36Me_ygNU?si=wvYpKAHCHpElYAa9)\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\\<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"24\" \/>\n<p>\\<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"21\">\ud83d\udca1 Pro Tips from Alexandros \\&amp; Filippos\\&lt;\/h2\\&gt; \\<\/h2>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"26\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"26\">\\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\">\u26a0\ufe0f \\<b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Eject:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Never pull out your USB stick abruptly\\! Always \\<b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\">Eject\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; from within Rekordbox.\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\">\ud83d\udeab \\<b data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Streaming:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; Do not use songs from Tidal\/SoundCloud. They must be \\<b data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"81\">files saved\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; on your computer (MP3, WAV, etc.).\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;li\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,2,0\">\ud83c\udfa7 \\<b data-path-to-node=\"26,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Hot Cues:\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; If you set starting points (Cues) in Rekordbox, you will find them ready on the console\\!\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\&lt;\/li\\&gt; \\&lt;\/ul\\&gt; \\<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27\">If you get stuck anywhere, send us a message\\! Prepare well and let&#8217;s make the 10th Festival unforgettable\\!\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"28\">\\<b data-path-to-node=\"28\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Keep on mixing\\!\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; \ud83c\udfa7\ud83d\udd25\\&lt;\/p\\&gt;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a6\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\\! \u039f\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd HTML \u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 attributes \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2: \\ Hello to all our future Festival DJs\\!\\&lt;\/p\\&gt; \\ The \\10th Student Radio Festival\\&lt;\/b\\&gt; is approaching and the DJ Party is expected to be the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[604,179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-10o-","category-179"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54934"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54942,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54934\/revisions\/54942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fest.europeanschoolradio.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}